This certification is tailored for those looking to become power users in Excel, focusing on mastering advanced functions, automation features, and analytical tools that enhance both your productivity and your capabilities with data analysis. The program covers a comprehensive range of topics, including advanced formula techniques and data visualization. You will learn to leverage Excel's full suite of tools to streamline workflows, perform complex analyses, and create impactful data presentations.
Who Should Take This Certification?
Excel is the most widely used spreadsheet application. This tool organizes, analyzes, presents, and shares data effectively, whether for work or personal needs. Most jobs in an office setting require the mastery of at least one spreadsheet application. This certificate will help professionals develop shortcuts for organizing, analyzing, and presenting data. Employees and job seekers looking to enhance their data management skills should also consider this certificate for professional development.
Workplace Skills
- Advanced Formula Techniques: Master complex formulas and functions to handle sophisticated data analysis tasks, enabling you to solve challenging problems and automate data processing.
- Data Visualization: Learn to create advanced data visualizations crucial for summarizing the necessary data for you to make professional as well as personal data-driven decisions.
- Optimizing Data Organization: Enhance your ability to organize and manage data effectively in Excel, ensuring accuracy and accessibility in your workflows.
Requirements
This certification includes progressive courses: Excel Data Analysis, Excel Data Manipulation, and Excel Formulas and Functions. Completing this three-course sequence will result in issuing this certification and the accompanying badge, which may be displayed in your email signature and on LinkedIn.
Note that Intermediate Applications of Excel, or equivalent experience and working knowledge of Excel, is a prerequisite for these courses.
Schedule
Courses are held monthly and may be taken online synchronously or in person at our training center in Des Peres, St. Louis County, Missouri. Employers and job centers may also request training held at an offsite location. Please contact info@cetc.umsl.edu for further information.
Pathways
This certification satisfies 19.5 hours of the required courses for the following UMSL Chancellor’s Certificates: Excel & Business Applications Certifications. Each course is worth 0.65 CEUs.
For More Information
For more information and registration details, please visit the dedicated course area on our website or contact our support team at info@cetc.umsl.edu.